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		the-dude on March 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EU vaccine rollout severely lags behind There is no need to bypass the EU regulators as each EU country has its own regulatory body which has national authority. The EU is a trade-bloc, full stop. The EMA is there to make it easier for pharma.

bhelkey on March 23, 2021 [–]

> The EMA is there to make it easier for pharma

The highest vaccination rate of any EU country is Hungry with about half of the US's rate which in turn is a bit behind the UK[1].

In light of this, I am curious how you see EMA making it easier for pharma. Is there an underlying issue that I a missing?

[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194939/rate-covid-vacci...

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